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State v. Alexander

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Jan 22, 1986
503 A.2d 705 (Me. 1986)

Opinion

Argued January 15, 1986.

Decided January 22, 1986.

Appeal from the Superior Court, Cumberland County.

Paul Aranson, Dist. Atty., Laurence Gardner (orally), Asst. Dist. Atty., Portland, for the State.

Loyd, Bumgardner, Field Patterson, Mary Lou Ciolfi (orally), Joseph H. Field, Brunswick, for defendant.

Before McKUSICK, C.J., and NICHOLS, ROBERTS, GLASSMAN, WATHEN and SCOLNIK, JJ.


MEMORANDUM OF DECISION.

Alleging insufficiency of the evidence, Floyd Alexander appeals from his conviction of four counts of gross sexual misconduct, 17-A M.R.S.A. § 253(1)(B) (Supp. 1985-1986), after a jury-waived trial in the Superior Court (Cumberland County). We have repeatedly held that if the testimony of the complaining juvenile witness in a gross sexual misconduct trial is not contradictory, unreasonable, or incredible, we will not substitute our judgment as to the weight to be given that testimony for the judgment of the finder of fact at trial. See, e.g., State v. Pierce, 438 A.2d 247, 252 (Me. 1981). Recognizing certain discrepancies in the child victim's testimony as to the frequency of the sexual misconduct, the trial justice found that such testimony as to the actual occurrence of the misconduct was not contradictory, unreasonable or incredible. Upon careful review of the record we cannot say that no finder of fact could rationally have found the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

The entry is:

Judgments affirmed.

All concurring.


Summaries of

State v. Alexander

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Jan 22, 1986
503 A.2d 705 (Me. 1986)
Case details for

State v. Alexander

Case Details

Full title:STATE of Maine v. Floyd ALEXANDER

Court:Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Date published: Jan 22, 1986

Citations

503 A.2d 705 (Me. 1986)